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68TH YEAR. NO. 66. SEMt-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1919. SUBSCRIPTION S2 nft A YEAff
BOW PEACE TREATY '
LEAKED EXPLAINED _
Ml
Davison Brought Copy From i
France; Got It From Lamont;
Gave It to Root. p<
_______ to a
nati<
/ PROBE BELIEVED AT END to a
m 21 H
Davison Says He .Secured Copy ?[a^
to Clear Up Red Cross grou
Status Under the League E
ferei
Covenant. nre
to e
Washington, June 12.?How the a to
peace treaty reached private hands
In New York and thus stirred up a ,nln<
sensation In the' senate was estab- ?' s
lished at a two-hour hearing before wayi
the foreign relations committee. outs
Senator Lodge revealed that the slon
copy he saw was shown him by Elihu <>m"
Hoot, a former secretary of state. ^?r
Mr. Root told the committee he got al,i<>
T1
it from Henry P. Davison, member
of the Morgan banking house and m,n
head of the Red Cross, and Mr. Da- "10
vison in turn testified it was given Itali
him in Paris by Thomas W. Lament,
another Morgan partner attached to
the American peace mission. One
J. P. Morgan and Frank A. Vanderlip,
retiring president of the Nalional
City bank, rflso before the
committee, said they never had seen *? p
a copy. conf
With thnt fhn onmmUtrto tllC
... v?v/ vwuiii^ucc aujuunicd
without setting a date to continue ^
the hearing and with members on f,ori
both sides of the treaty controversy r,>r,i
* saying privately that the Investiga- tontl
tion apparently was over. ohlif
Why Davison CJot Copy. doflr
Mr. Davison said he secured the
copy to clear up the status of the Red ^je
Cross under the league of nations,
near
and never had used it in a financial ^
way. He had shown it to no one ex- ^
copt Mr. Root, he continued, and 0f)n(1
had sent it to him because he knew tJmt
the former secretary was being con- ^jonj
suited by the American mission.
Mr. Root pave it as his opinion
that there was nothing improper in
the way the treaty reached him and ^
that he was free to use it as he
or (
chose. There could he nothing secat
i<
eret about it. he told the committee.
ticca use the German government had
made it public. 'm
Under questioning, Mr. Root, who
appeared in the inquiry voluntarily, ?'^
went on to say that while the senate
was in its right in asking for a copy a 1
reno
after the treaty became public in
Germany, President Wilson also was; 11,1
within his in withholding it if ho
. ably
chose. ,
IT i vo
All the witnesses said they had
heard rumors of other copies in New NS1 1
York but did not know whether they
existed. Like statements were made ME
in telegrams to the committee by
Jacob SchifT, of Kohn, Loeb & Co.,
and Paul Warburg, formerly a part
Tier in the same tlrm. Baft
Seems at Standstill.
The inquiry, ordered by the senate
last week, seems to have reached a
atandstill because no one has any
further witnesses to suggest. Sana- Ni
tor Lodge and Senator Borah, Re- Brin
publican, of Idaho, who made the uniti
revelation which started the inves- Care
fixation, said they considered all dlvlf
their statements In the senate had Una
heen proved, and Senator Hitchcock, day
Democrat, of Nebraska, author of the Tl
Investigation resolution, declared 317t
the inquiry apparently had lapsed tallo
without showing any dangerous leak E, p
in diplomatic channels. tralr
Senator Ilorah questioned Mr, Da- and
vison at length to support his declar- two
ation In the senate that* the treaty
was in he hands of "certain Inter- jj.^i
ests" which were "peculiarly interested"
in it. Asked directly whether
lie had a "peculiar Interest" In the
document, the witness renlled thnt a
he certainly had. though he -never aK'*H
used his knowledge of the text In hnn*
any financial way. utca.
Mr. Morgan and Mr. Vanderlip ,n s
were not examined at length rega/d? n,,>n(
Ing the treaty, hut from the latter, ?>ror'
who recently returned from abroad. a*es
the committee got considerable Information
about conditions in Kuropenn
countries. Itoth were questioned
also regarding the present
status of International banking. J,n''
In this telegram Mr. Warburg ex- the
pressed a willingness to testify loan'
should the committee desire it. and Howi
he probably will be called If the in- bavli
qulry Is resumed. Mr. Schiff asked
(Continued on Page Fotir.) | eour
f/mm^mrnrni \ i
JNCIL IS WILLING FPFftRTS
ro ADMIT THE GERMANS Mr UK 12
ibility of Union of Germany TO FI(
itli RusmIa and Old Teutonic
'owers Talk of Rival Group. KlIOX Introd
Advise P?
iris, June 12.?The movement Givi
dmit Germany to the league of
ins is due mainly to the desire
void the possibility of the for- MORE CRL
on of another group composed
Ival powers, which embrace Gery,
Russia and the old Teutonic Senators Dec
p. Close Cur
irldencea have reached thQ conice
leaders of late that influences
at work in Germany and Russia ^ alley.
stablish relations as a basis for
mbination of powers not in the _r . ,
ue. While not regarded as im- ? Washington,
?nt, it wns felt that the danger K ?%,?r * 16
iucIi combination would be al- r?U^ to a 1
introduction o
s uicncui wniic; uci uiuilV w US . __
, , .. . , ator Knox, Rt
ide the league, and the admis?
. , vanla, proposii
to Germany, therefore, was rec.
. . . give formal nc
tended as a means of subjecting .
... A, , ferenee of opp
to the same obligations as the , . . A.
. should the pea
s under the league of nations.
, , .. . u, ? i ? for ratification
!tls sentiment was chiefly instru- ,
, , .. . . . , , Senator Km
tal in the unanimous decision ot , , , ,,
. . . . foreign relath
Ilritish, French, American and ,
. , , former secretai
an members of the league com.,
, resolution afte
ee concerning the conditions on
. ? , , ? , Pr league oppo
h Germany may be admitted. ..
. .. ., ? ,, with the appa
of the chief authorities said: , , .
? ? , i?i t-% , ? Who have led
>\ e can deal with Germany bet- ,
t <> ,u r. .u league covena
when inside than outside the ,,
~ . .. . ... . . crystallze opj
ue. Outside she would be able ,. , ?
, ,. . did Senator Li
o her own way; inside she must ?
.. foreign relatio
orm to the same ooligations as A. , , ,
the circulation
allies." , , .
, , , the closing ho\
ho covenant originally foresaw ?
. , , , , .. . While decla
nany s admission on giving ef- , ,
, conclusion of
ve guarantees of her sincere in- ., . ,
. , .. | direct issue t
ion to observe international , ,
_. . , resolution con
;ations. The recommendations , . , ,
........ ? , , proposal which
submitted to the council of four ,, . ..
.. _ .. .a policy of the
10 these effective guarantees. _ ?
, .. . ... . . . . that whenever
ely, the establishment of a sta- . _
. _ of Europe is I
government, the signing of the _A
, , .. States will coi
e treaty and loyally executing , . ,
' . A / assist in the rt
terms of the treaty.
le league covenant also made it .
,i4. . ^ ^ . hershlp In tin
lltlonal of Germany? entrance , ... ,
, .. . , should be left
she accept the league restric.
.... each nation, t
i of military and naval restrlc- .
?. , . , ? for future sep
ts. It was proposed to define
. . , ?l,*o asserts th
specific abolition of compulsory ..
the treaty-mah
tary service.
..... ernment to m;
Clemenceau objected, howev- ?
. tn effect amends
in the ground that such speclfl....
, , , tution.
?n might bring up the whole ,,
' At Mr. Kno
tlon of compulsory service. It
tlon was refer
omitted from the recommenda- ,
? the foreign rel
* presented to the council of
will attempt tr
. .. tlon this week
io council spent the day in ex,
.it . .. ... up in the sena
ling this and other committee . ? ,
. n .. 4%. . ., the end of tin
rts. Indications were that the ,
... , is due to open
r to the Germans would be readv ,
4 1 . ! .U I I league of nat
re the end of the week, prob....
, _ . .... velnp a clebat
Friday, when five days will be ....
. more bitter th
n for Germany s final answer ,
lication ot the
resnect to signing
_ Kxcept for
N OF THE WILD CAT ^lo
DIVISION REACH PORT .luring the da
was when Sen
. . . . crat, of Nevad
loahins South Carolina an.l Ml*- .
consent to pri
souri Arrival Sunday With out reading a
Over 12,.TOO Sohliers. President Taft
Senator Smool
interposed an
pwport News. Va., Juno 12.? Plttman then
ging about 2,500 troops, mostly reading it.
s of the 81st (North and South Meantime, I
dina and Florida national army) many eonferei
don, the battleships South Oaro- over provision
and Missouri arrived here Sun- lished in full
from Brest. record, and t
le units aboard Included the, pommlttee mai
h field artillery complete, bat- Investigation r
n headquarters, and companies roached privat
and O. of the 206th ammunition ^ a'x
I, the third corps artillery park aummonet
four casual companies included "pnr.v '* Bavii
for New York. (,orl,P- 8ftnt w
_ ready to appei
mi,ITT OF A NATIONAI. , T"n
BANK MRROTOK IS FIXKI) ,ar*' r room ,0
to be open to
ashington, June 12.?Liability (,xp(M
national bank director for dam- witnesses to 1
growing out of violations by a wee][
i of the federal banking stat- Thomas W
was fixed by the supreme court flnancler8 guIn
ustaining federal court judg- jn pranre an(j
Is against Guy K. Bowerman In th?t the
eedings brought to recover dam- a flirther effor
from officers and directors by hJn, come to y
receiver of the First National jarnh Srhtn
: of Salmon, Idaho. | excused on
>werman claimed he took no ac-' health, and I'
part In the hank's management New York for
had no information relative to mons* arrived s
making of alleged excessive jn oomment
*. The lower court held that jn(n th,. roror(
erman should he held liable f?riSenntor Morah
nic violated his common law du-j there were thi
ns a director ir not attending interest centf
hoard's meetings. The supreme I ______
t affirmed the verdict. j (Contlnti
?
?
i in senate union leader
;ht treaty predicting
^
laces Resolution to Officials Say Strike of
?ace Conference ers Has Failed
ing Notice. pletely.
riCISM OF TEXT CONFLICTING STA'
:lare Treaty Reveals Carlton Says Only
tailment of Right swered Call to Si
armina(lnn in Cnnnn ? 1 ? nn
vimiuauvil IiaaiC IICIIHiimp OSyS 1 111:
Quit in Chicago.
June 12.?The senate Chicago. June 12.?U
league of nations was declare that the first d
more direct Issue with to the call for a natlon-w
f a resolution by Sen- commercial telegraph
jpubllcan. of Pennsyl- gave promise that the tl
tig that the senate complete in three da
dice to the peace con- claims of company ofTlci
osition to be expected strike has failed,
ce treaty be submitted Reports received from
in its present form. In various sections of thr
ax, a member of the dicato that commercial
ms committee and a business was not serious
ry of state, drafted the ed in most districts,
r conference with oth- A statement by Presld
nents and presented it of the Western Union
rent support of those company, that only alio
in criticism of the sons, 121 of them operat
nt. He expected to ed tlio strike call, brou
losition sentiment as J. Konenkamp, internat
ridge, chairman of the dent of the Commercial
ins committee, with ers' Union of America,
of the round robin In that more than that nuni
irs of the last senate, tern Union employes
ring for immediate alone had joined the stri
a treaty dealing with Koncnkiunp's Cle
>f the war only, the "Reports up to lat<
tains a far-reaching point to a 90 per cent res
l would lav it down as Postal Tplucranh r>r\m rv
American government and a 70 per cent res
the freedom and peace Western Union employes
threatened, the United nenkamp in a statement
isider it obligatory to dated Press, "The easl
moval of that menace, up surprisingly well s
to acceptance of mem- southeast alone the
b league of nations strikers now exceed 3
without prejudice to phone workers havo a<!
he resolution dec'ares, strikerr,' numbers in 1
arate consideration. It New Orleans, Columbia,
e lack of authority by Brunswick, Ga. When t
ting power of the gov- workers went on a natioi
nke a treaty which in Monday, additional telej
the American consti- era also went out. Ila
t grapliers in all parts of
x's request the resolu- are refusing eommercl
red without debate to and trouble anew is ii
latlons committee. He Canada because of refui
> get tbe committee ac- dian telegraphers to ha
and hopes to bring it can business."
te for consideration by In a statement decla
e week, the resolution few Western Union o
i a new chapter in the quit, Edward F. Walsh,
ions fight and to de- president of the Assocta
e which may be even tern Union Employes, s
an that over the pub- 000 members of that
treaty text. were not connected wit
the reading of the v- A- demands. Sixty-I
r>n, the treaty contro- a" Western Union t
the surface only once represented In tho as:
y in fhe senate. That said.
ator Pitt ma n, Demo- "T!,? association has
la. asked unanimous ent wi,h 'be Western 1
nt in the record with- by ?t is recognized and
speech by former '?> bargain collectively fc
advocating the league, hours, he said. "We
Republican, of Utah, an(t 1" Per cent in<
objection and Senutor I'ostmaster General Burl
put in the speech by promised adjustment
parts of a schedule entei
However, there were 'be company which was
ices among senators by the postmaster gene
is of the treaty, pub- W. I'. Men "On
in the congressional "Reports from locals
he foreign relations tjon8 Gf ,he country si
tie plans to resume its Union employes on the
>f how treaty copies f,.w exceptions, which
e hands in New York |,*e." To substantiate
anciers the committee Mr. Walsh displayed teli
1 three. J. P. Morgan, association officials In
*on and Frank A. Van- trlcts saying conditions i
ord they woul^ be 8n{d not ft fllnK,p
ar> the Western Union C
tee arranged for a struck and explained
>r the hearing which is chairs were merely foi
the public. The com- emergency relay sets we
Pted to agree on other tjon. To this Konenka
)e called later in the that "the vacant chairs
pied before the strike."
Lament. one of the E w Collins, gener
moned. is said to be of thp Po8tnI To]
I it is considered un "1 I n /?UI 1
fan/ in V/UH HRt', itUIIII
committee will make |aiRe nllmher Df their 3
t at this time to have ha<, qutt 5ut insisted
Washington. Another, aKitators about the bi
r, asked to bo (jr|ven Rway, many emp
account of ill romo to work."
aul Warburg had left Many Street U!?
Detroit when the sum- police protection was i
ind had not replied. Western Union here a
on the treaty text, put ous street clashes of a
I after a lonK fight by, actor. Delivery service
, Kopublirnn, of Idaho, j pored late in the day wh
ee topics about which| cm Unloh messenger
red. They were the main ofllce. with the
ie<\ on Page 4.) j (Continued on Pa
P inr CONGRESS ACTS TO END A
lO /U\Li FEDERAL WIRE CONTROL fl
TIF-IIP R
Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to
Repeal Law?House CommitTelegrah
tee to Hurry. D
Com
Washington, June 12.?On the
eve of the nation-wide telegraphers'
strike, both bodies of congress TuesrEMENTS
day acted to end quickly government R
control of the country's wire sys166
An- tem8 * C
" The senate passed unanimously the * "
trike: Ko- bill for repeal "forthwith" of the
it Number law authorlz,nP federal Jurisdiction
over telegraph, telephone, cable and
radio lines, while the house interstate
commerce committee agreed to
nion leaders reP?rt legislation ending govern
ay response ment wlre conlro1 June 30- ncxt- w
ide strike of No inove was made by the post- ,
operators ?'"ce department touching tlie situe-up
will be ation and officials said that none ^
ys, despite wou,d be made, the return of wire
als that the operations having left the situation r<
to the handling of private tnanagemany
towns mails. At the same time, officials
> country In- lately responsible for the conduct w
1 telegraph of thp telegraph systems were inclin- J'
ly Interrupt- e<1 to discount the possibility that
x communications would be seriously w
ent Carlton, hampered by the strike of telegraph ai
Telegraph operators. The threatened walkout sl
ut 1f.fi" per- ?r electrical workers was said to have
ors. answer- inoro serious possibilities,
ght from B. Tho senate in adopting the repeal n<
ional presl- 1,1,1 approved an amendment to con- ai
I Telegraph- tlnue present telephone rates 00
a remark days, or until the tariffs can be ad- m
iber of Wes- Justed by state commissions,
in Chicago Democratic and Republican senaIke.
. tors Joined in support of the repeal 01
lima. bill, of which Senator Kellogg, Re5
yesterday Publican, of Minnesota, is the au- ,n
ponse in the thor and also in criticism In taking 111
my service over (he wires and the results of gov- fil
spouse from ernment operation. Debate in the cl
i." enid Ko- senate was brief and the bill was
to the Asso- Passed without a record vote. It
has shown now ??eB to the house, the inter- fc
ind in tho state commerce committee of which n
number of meet again Thursday with a **
;,000. Tele- vlew to prompt action.
Ided to tho In addition to the amendment con- (|
Philadelphia, tinuing existing toll and local ex- a
s. c . and pbange telephone rates for 9 0 days
he electrical 1,ie senate also adopted an amendi-wlde
strike ment by Senator Sheppard. Demo- ?
phone work- orat, of Texas, providing that gov- n
?re In opera- f,
nip asserted Washington, June 12.?Bumper h
were occu- crops are growing throughout the Ii
country, hut plant diseases already o
al superln- hnv<* done some damage and threatlegraph
com- pn to curtail production aomewhat. n
tied that a largest wheat crop ever grown, w
00 operators abrogating 1,236.000,000 bushels tl
that If the ?' w'nter*and spring wheat com- h
tiding were l),ncd. was forecast In the monthly p
doyes would report of the department of ngrlcul- tl
ture. That represents praetleally f|
hIiom. one-third of the world's wheat erop a
sked by the ,h,H year. In previous years the d
fter numor- United States has grown about one- a
minor ehnr- Hlg crops of oats, barley, rye. tl
1 was ham- hny? apples and peaches also are in t<
en all West- Prospeet. ( (l
hoys at thn 'l,*d rust made its appearance in
exception 'of May ln ,ho principal winter wheat'tl
producing sections, and the Infection Ii
ge 6.) Is spreading. j tl
llrond tele- ?uuuoi kuuuiu noi u?? a at? the
country fpnse by the wire companies in pri- ^
ial business vato damage suits. ,f
npending in Many senators declared that no w
sal of ('ana- necessity required taking over of the d
ndle Ameri- W',TS nnd that government operation r'
had been unsatisfactory. n
ring only a think a very groat mistake was
perators had ma,'p when the wires were taken r
deputy vice- over, ' said Senator Pomerone, Doration
of W03- oorat. of Ohio, "no good came from s
aid the 3ft.- and much harm came, the more s
organization quickly they can he turned hack the *
h the ('. T. better. There was no necessity for ''
five per cent *:,king them over. CJovernment op- v
Mnployes are ''ration, to some extent at least has f
Bociutlon, he "orved to destroy morale of the coin- v
panics."
t an agree- Chairman Cummins, of the Inter- '
Union where- Mate commerce committee, and Sen
Is permitted ' a,nr King, Democrat, of Utah, also
>r wages and declared that no valid reason had 1
obtained a assigned for federal assump- 1
crease under llon ?' w'rp systems, while Sen- *
eson and are a,or Watson. Republican, of Indl- r
of certain ana- declared federal operation had '
red into with ^CPn a failure." '
not fulfilled "I trust out of It will come a lesral.
son to the American people." said ^
j0j,m Mr. Watson, "that we shall never
in ill sec ftpa'n attempt government operation
iow Western of Pub,,c Utilities, much less govern- *
i.i ? ment ownership."
job with a (1
are negligi- * " s
his claim, BUMPER CROPS GROWING n
Pgrams from THROUGHOUT THE LAND a
various dis- w
were normal.
Largest Wheat Crop Kver Grown, ,
operator in ' I
hicago office Aggregating 1,280,000,000 Ituslithat
empty e|s< Forecasted in ltc|Hirt.
use when t<
LUES MAY HAVE
EPLY READYpDAY
istinct Progress Reported on
Answer to Germany's Latest
Proposals.
EPARATION TERMS FIXED
ermans Will Be Given Five
Days Limit for Final Action
When the Reply Is Delivered.
Paris, June 12.?Distinct progress
as reported on tho reply of the
lied and associated governments to
le German counter proposals and
idications are that the reply will be
lady for delivery on Friday.
The Germans will be given five
*ys' limit for final action, which
ould therefore come on or before
j no 18.
Tho main feature of this progress
as an agreement regarding the repration
terms, which have been the
ibject of a sharp controversy durig
the past 10 days.
As Anally adopted, the terms dc
at Ax the deiinite amount of reprations
but the commission is relired
to fix the amount within four
onths of the signing of the treaty.
The main changes are explanaons.
rather than modiAeations, ic
-der to meet tho contention that the
nancial commission was vexatious
iquisitorial and infringed Gerany's
rights to conduct her owe
nancial affairs. The revived termt
ear away, much that was open tc
le construction of being vlxatious
Final action on Germany's request
>r admission to the league of na
ons, has not yet been reached, but
le discussion is declared to be tend
?g toward an accord. The Silesiar
uestion, which has given difAcultj
Iso has virtually been settled.
Though all the chances are tha
le reply will be delivered by the ent
f the week, President Wilson ha.
iade no plans to leave for Brussels
s he has an engagement in Paris fo
aturdav night. Colonel House wil
>ave for London Friday night ant
ill remain there during the fiv
ays allowed the Germans. He wil
eturn for the signing of the treat
ext week.
It is practically certain that th
evised treaty will not he submitte
a a plenary conference with th
mailer powers before the reply i
ent to the Germans. The' revise
reaty and memorandum aceompanj
ng the treaty will be sent to Cour
on Prockdot ff Itant/4au. head of th
lerman delegation. by messengt
without ceremony.
iKAGl'K CIIARTETI MODIFIED
IX FAVTOH OF (1KIIMAN
Paris. Juno 12.?The league
lations commission completed at
>resented to the council of four
lecond report containing certa
nodiflcations of the league covenai
n favor of the Germans, hut tl
ate of the report is uncertain.
Tho first report was submitted a
er it had been adopted unanimous
>y the commission. It was reject*
iy the council, it is said, on the fi
istence of Mr. Clemenceau and set
iack to the commission to be ton*
own. Any information whether tl
econd report provides for the ai
oisslon of Germany into the leagu
t the first meeting next Octob?
ras refused yesterday.
_____ *
BISII AMERICAN'!* HAVE
CONFERENCE WITH WILKO
Paris, June 12.?President Wilso
old representatives of Irish socletit
i America that he would do whi
e could unofficially to bring tl
rish question to the attention of tl
ther peace commissioners.
Announcement to thio atr***
lade by Frank P. Walsh and K?
ard F. Dunne. representatives c
le Irish Americans, after they ha
ad a 30-mlnute conference with th
resident. The promise made I
te President was ip reply to a que
Ion from Messrs. Walsh and Puni
s to what the President, intend*
oinsr in view of the resolutic
dopted by the senate urging ths
ie American delegation take step
t have representatives of Irelaiy
earn i?.v ino peace conroronoo.
A! ossrs. YVa'sh ami Dunne ru
int they wont over tho situation $
Poland generally in their talk wit,
le President.
J